The matter at hand is that the secondary has been prioritized in a manner that affects the market. We all know about the eating of fruit on Tu Bishvat. To carry the issue to the current is a disservice, and throws things out of balance. Should one fund the public coffers to supply such fruit to the less privileged? I am not saying it would be nice to deprive people who suffer poverty. But it is not a mitzvah, just a symbolic act. Yes, there were some that tried to make the brocho of shehechiyanu on Tu Bishvat. Again, nice. But not halacha. I have heard of a minhag to eat 15 different fruit on Tu Bishvat. Can we make such demands? Well, our generation witnesses these things being made into priorities. Someone who fails to do this is apt to frowned upon, and some may even scorn. And this is unwarranted.
Perhaps we can create a fund raiser for some worthy organizations that will accept donations in exchange for a talmid chochom eating fruit on Tu Bishvat while praying for you. Sounds far fetched? Enter any frum food store and scan the array of merchandise displayed. By next year, it may appear as a banner ad on YWN!